Daniel Webster (Sowers)

The farm boy who loved books became lawyer, con-gressman, senator, Secretary of State. Through every turn in his career, the silver-tongued orator was found on the same side of every political debate - the side of the United States of America. Traces the life of the orator and statesman who served as congressman, senator, and Secretary of State and supported the Compromise of 1850 in hopes of saving the Union.